Heading to Barcelona, Spain.

See You, My Blaugrana

I just realized that I never finish writing anything when I sit in my room. It just feels different , my mind starts wandering, thinking about random things, and it becomes really hard for me to focus in that kind of situation. But when I’m outside or on the way somewhere, maybe on a train, or like right now, on a plane, it’s a whole different story.

By the way, I’m writing this on a flight from Amsterdam, Netherlands, to Barcelona, Spain. Before I started this one, I actually managed to finish two other stories, which I’ll definitely upload to my website later. Today is the 18th of February. 

I’ll be in Barcelona for four days, a short vacation with my friends. They’re also Indonesians living in Holland, just like me. The flight from Amsterdam to Barcelona takes about two hours. Barcelona has been on my bucket list for so long, jauhh sebelum gua ada di Eropa, bahkan gua gapernah berhayal buat mencapai kota-kota yang gua list saat itu. Dari SMA kelas 1 persisnya, I knew Barcelona from my ex-boyfriend at the time, yang kecintaan banget sama klub bola FC Barcelona, tapi dulu gua bahkan gatau kalau Barcelona itu adalah nama sebuah kota di Spanyol, kirain cuma nama sebuah club bola.

Gak sampai situ, sampai gua putus sama mantan gua pas SMA dan lanjut kuliah gua masih kegilaan juga sama FC Barcelona, jadi member Cules Angel malang, nobar La liga jam 2 am WIB, dahal besoknya kuliah jam 7 pagi, debat mulu sama satpam komplek kosan karna anak gadis keluar jam 2 balik sebelum subuh. Punya beberapa series jersey FCB, hafal chant nya, hafal semua nama pemainnya pada saat itu, bahkan anak sama istrinya juga tau, sampai akhirnya gua tau nama clubnya diambil dari nama kotanya, mulai suka dengan fakta-fakta Barcelona, tapi ga pernah berani bermimpi untuk bisa kesana, everythings seems so impossible for me, Udah mah gua gak ambisius, lack of wills, cewek biasa-biasa aja berasal dari salah satu daerah 3T di Indonesia, gak pinter (IPK terakhir 2,8 itupun udah hasil remed) yang ada di otak gua abis kuliah ya balik dan kerja ke NTB sebagai PNS (itupun kalo lulus) sesuai dengan arahan bokap gua at that time, TERUS GUA BERANI-BERANINYA BERHARAP KE BARCELONA?? HAHAHAHAHHA rather than setting myself up for disappointment, I thought it was better not to hope at all, just to admirer it from afar.

Tapi Tuhan itu Maha ajaipppp! Bermodalkan berani dan percaya, semua akan sesuai jalan dan pilihannya masing-masing, No need to rush, no need to be overly ambitious. Just enjoy the process. And here I am, at 31 years old, writing my thoughts on a plane, heading towards a city that was once just a name on my list—Barcelona.

Now I’m surrounded by people who speak a different language than me. Maybe they also speak English, Dutch, or even Indonesian like me, but I’m sure none of them speak Sumbawanese like me!! 😂 I don’t know if I’ll love Barcelona or if it will become one of my favorite cities, but I feel like I have a special connection with it.

With everything I’ve been through, it feels like I’m about to meet an old friend—an old friend I’ve never met before. Beautiful, right?

Till I finish this article, I’m still on the flight, and there are 30 minutes left until we land at Barcelona Airport.

Really excited.

See ya, amigos. See ya, my Blaugrana.